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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

By profession

Is there anything wrong with this sentence?

He is a photographer by profession.

How about

He is a photographer by passion.

Is that a correct usage of the preposition by?

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Hi, Is there anything wrong with this sentence? He is a photographer by profession . Fine.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is there anything wrong with this sentence?
  • He is a photographer by profession .
  • Fine.
  • Sounds rather formal.
  • How about He is a photographer by passion.
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Hi,
Is there anything wrong with this sentence?

He is a photographer by profession. Fine. Sounds rather formal.

How about

He is a photographer by passion. OK. Sounds literary.


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